Thursday 29 September 2022 05:14 PM Deni Ute Muster: Brad Paisley, Jessica Mauboy and The Angels headlining ... trends now
The Deni Ute Muster festival has kicked off in high gear on the edge of the outback - and that's before it even officially starts.
The two-day party of live music, booze and, above all, utes, is being held on Friday and Saturday, but a large crowd has already started building on Thursday night in Deniliquin, NSW.
Mullet haircuts, burnouts and cans of Bundaberg Rum are just the start of the fun with the uniquely Aussie event dubbed the nation's wildest festival.
Around 20,000 people are expected over the next couple of days to celebrate all things Australian, especially the Australian icon that is the beloved utility vehicle.
Mark Williscroft poses for a photo his ute during the annual Deniliquin Ute Muster, in Deniliquin, NSW, Thursday, September 29, 2022. The muster celebrates all things Australian, the icon of the Ute and this man's mullet
Participants take part in the annual Deniliquin Ute Muster on Thursday, September 29, 2022 with their enormous truck
Revellers are pictured at the annual Deniliquin Ute Muster, in Deniliquin, NSW, Thursday, September 29, 2022. Fires are almost as popular as cans of Bundy at the Muster
This woman is ready to show the world that it's not only men who can stand on a ute and drink a beer at the same time
There are ute driving competitions, the Australian National Circle Work Championships, the show and shine arena and bull riding.
This year is a bumper event for music lovers too, with legendary American country star Brad Paisley, pop star Jessica Mauboy, songwriter John Williamson and rock'n roll legends The Angels headlining.
Other top notch acts appearing at the festival include Busby Marou, Ian Moss and Troy Cassar-Daley, Shannon Noll, Sara Storer, Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham, Shane Nicholson and many more.
The festival, which started in 1999 when the area was struggling with a crippling drought, remains a truly community event.
Three young men are pictured raging against the dying of the light at the start of the annual Deniliquin Ute Muster festival
A clean ute, beer and friends make for a good start to the Deniliquin Ute Muster 2022 festival on September 29
Very often at the Deniliquin Ute Muster festival, the real fun starts after dark, even if it's on Thursday and the festival doesn't officially start until the Friday
